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1809 Berliner Style Weisse

1809 Berliner Style Weisse - Berliner Weisse

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93
overall
Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Berliner Weisse

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4233.64/5.03.63/5.05%87.5Bowl
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Commercial Description:
Created by Dr. Fritz Briem of Doemens Institute, brewed by Weihenstephan & Doemens, “1809” is a very traditional interpretation of the “Berliner Style” Weisse with an intense blend of lactic tartness and complex fruitiness. It is bottle-conditioned, unfiltered and unpasteurized. "1809" will age beautifully in a dark and cool location. Its complex fruitiness and tartness will most likely develop in quite astonishing ways. “1809” is fermented in traditional open fermenters and horizontal lager tanks. The applied mashing regime is a single step decoction mash with 50 % wheat malt.The total amount of hops is added to the mash so that isomerisation takes place in the decocotion part of the mash. The wort is not boiled but only heated up to boiling temperature and then transferred to the open fermenters and pitched with yeast and lactic acid bacteria (isolated from malt) at 18 °C (64°F).
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 BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 5, 2008  
[bottle] Grainy, lactic aroma... very intriguing. Pale yellow color, hazy, with a very nice off-white head. Excellent head retention. Lactic acid dominates the flavors up front, with some more grainy wheat and lemony tartness. Very clean, dry finish. Powerful carbonation. Really quite awesome overall-- super drinkable, this would be a beer I could drink all summer long.


 yobdoog (1420), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Feb 3, 2008  
Aroma is some funk or barrel with a nice crisp tart sourness. Taste seems to have a bit more alcohol than it states. Still very good clean crisp taste with a very nice tartness.


 nolankowal (850), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
Feb 2, 2008  
Hazy yellow orange pour with a fizzy short lasting white head. Aroma of lights fruits, yeast, light sour elements, and a bit of pale malt. Flavor was of crisp green apple skin...tart and lightly fruity and sour with musty yeast and pale malt evening out the equation. Fairly light body yet heavy in flavor and texture...sort of creamy yet carbonated well...malty and fruity in the front with a tart/fruity/sour...and almost hearty finish. Really neat stuff.


 ajm (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
Jan 30, 2008  
This is exceptionally interesting. I haven’t been surprised by a beer this color in a long time. The premise of using very old original recipes and processes produces a brew that SEEMS authentic for its tartness - its very geuzy appeal. This also dominates the beer in a way I’ve never tasted a Weisse get dominated.


 badnewsbeers (1026), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 19, 2008  
hazy, yellow body with no head..slightly cloudy pour..citrus in the nose with hints of bread, dough, touches of spice, banana, and nutmeg..flavor of dust, sour must, green apple, bile (non-offensive if thats possible)--and upon reading the label this is clearly the lactic acid aspect of it--soft palate, cask-like...overall nicely done


 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 16, 2008  
Cloudy pale golden color with a frothy white head. Aroma is full of pale grains, wheat and citric tartness, straw, lemon and grassy notes. Flavor is sour, moderately acidic, freshly-squeezed lemons, lime and wheat grains. Small bodied, sticky texture. Long tart finish.


metsbcd (82), Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/514/20
Jan 14, 2008  
I ordered this at a restaurant that specializes in German and Belgian beers, and they did something that I found odd. They poured some syrup (raspberry I think) in the bottom before pouring in the beer. They then mixed it up with a spoon. Odd but tasty. It made for an intense fruit explosion. Too sweet to have more than one, but tasty nonetheless. The beer was also fairly light.


 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 13, 2008  
I thought this was a fantastic representation of the style. Much better than others I have tried. An interesting blend of tartness and sour, but extremely well balanced malt background. I wish it could have had a little more sourness, but very refreshing.



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